BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grayson Hall, president and CEO of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) has
been elected by the Board of Directors to succeed Earnest W. Deavenport
Jr. as chairman of the Board of Directors, effective May 16, 2013.

Deavenport, 74, who previously received an exemption to serve beyond the
company’s mandatory retirement age, will retire from the Regions Board
on the eve of the company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. He has
served as a director since 1999 and assumed the position of
non-executive chairman in 2010, playing a critical role in successfully
guiding the company through a period of significant challenges and
transformational events. His experience gained as CEO and chairman of
the Board of Eastman Chemical Company, as well as his service as
director of a number of public and private companies was invaluable in
guiding Regions at a critical time in its history.

Hall, 55, has served as Regions’ president and CEO since March 2010. He
began his banking career in 1980 when he joined the management training
program at AmSouth Bank, which merged with Regions in 2006. He has
served in roles of increasing responsibility in areas including
Operations, Technology, Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking, and Wealth
Management. Hall was elected vice chairman and a member of the Boards of
Directors of Regions Financial Corporation and Regions Bank in 2008.

“Earnie Deavenport has provided remarkable leadership to our company,
and I’m personally grateful for the astute counsel and guidance he has
given me since assuming leadership of Regions,” said Hall. “He has
helped guide us through a tremendously difficult environment, and his
vision has been integral to revitalizing our company for the benefit of
our shareholders, our associates and the communities we serve.”

“I am proud to have been a part of Regions’ remarkable recovery from the
financial crisis over the last three years,” said Deavenport. “Grayson
has done an outstanding job in leading the company and he is absolutely
the right person to continue setting the tone for the organization as it
continues to grow and prosper.”

The Board also elected Charles McCrary, chief executive officer of
Alabama Power Co., as chairman of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee effective May 16, 2013. In that capacity he will
also serve as the Board’s Lead Independent Director.

About Regions Financial Corporation

Regions Financial Corporation, with $121 billion in assets, is a member
of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service
providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management,
mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers
in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its
subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,700 banking offices
and 2,000 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and its full line
of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.